Mi vecina anda diciendo que la grieta del rellano es más grande.

My neighbor keeps saying that the crack on the landing is bigger.

Breakdown of Mi vecina anda diciendo que la grieta del rellano es más grande.

• ser: to be
• grande: big
• mi: my
• del: of the

Questions & Answers about Mi vecina anda diciendo que la grieta del rellano es más grande.

Why is it vecina and not vecino?

Because vecina is the feminine form of vecino.

• vecino = male neighbour / neighbour in general in some contexts
• vecina = female neighbour

So Mi vecina means my female neighbour.

The possessive mi does not change for gender here:

• mi vecino
• mi vecina

What does anda diciendo mean here?

Andar + gerund is a common Spanish structure. Here, anda diciendo means something like:

• has been going around saying
• keeps saying
• is saying around
• has been saying

It often suggests that the person is saying something repeatedly, informally, or to different people.

So this is not just a neutral she is saying. It can sound more like she’s been going around saying...

Why use andar instead of estar? Why not está diciendo?